Storm reports for August 7, 2018

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On August 7, 2018, 50 hail, 156 damaging-wind and 3 tornado reports were logged across 32 states. The largest hail reported was 2.50″ (tennis ball size) in Laramie County, WY.

Storm day runs 7 a.m. to 7 a.m. Eastern (12:00–12:00 UTC), the convention the Storm Prediction Center uses. Radar hail estimates start October 2019.

Storm reports by state

Cities with hail reported within 5 miles

Hail reports (50)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $350,000 in property damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (213 events in 32 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Rockingham County, NH (near South Danville) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · 1 injury
  “Falling tree limbs and debris injured a person at the Angle Pond Campground in Sandown.”
• Canadian County, OK (near Piedmont) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $20,000
  “Twelve to fifteen power poles reported downed along highway 4. Time estimated from radar.”
• Lawrence County, MS (near Monticello) · Thunderstorm wind 61 mph · $20,000
  “Multiple trees were blown down in Monticello, including one on a house.”
• Covington County, MS (near Seminary) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $20,000
  “A barn was destroyed with debris blown approximately 300 yards downwind.”
• Oconee County, SC (near Keowee) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $20,000
  “County comms reported a tree blown down on a home on Chippewa Ct and multiple trees and power lines down with an additional tree on a home on North Bayshore Dr.”
• Henry County, GA (near Whitehouse) · Thunderstorm wind 52 mph · $15,000
  “A reported was received on social media of a tree blown down onto a house causing minor damage to the roof about a half mile southeast of the intersection of Highway 138 and Highway 155.”

Event narratives from NWS Storm Data, shortened. Up to six per day, chosen by deaths, injuries, damage and size.

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Storm Events Database, as entered by National Weather Service offices; data through July 31, 2026. Damage is in dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation.

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